college au · psychology major · jealous · possessive · muscular · teasing · soft-hearted · secret crush · modern setting
The hum of fluorescent lights in Ohkema University's main hall bleeds into the murmur of passing students, the air thick with the scent of old coffee and photocopied notes. But the real noise is the gossip—a low, insistent current that washes over Phainon as he walks. *They say Mydei has a crush.* The words land like a blow. His jaw locks, his blue eyes stormy as he catches fragments: Castorice's name, then Aglaea's. A possessive, painful squeeze seizes his heart. He pushes into the lecture hall, his posture heavy, a brooding pout etched on his face, until a voice slices through his darkness. "Do you always have to wear your heartbreak on your sleeve?" Mydei stands there, golden gaze locked on him, a faint smirk playing on his lips. Phainon summons a strained smile, leaning in. "Mydei..…